COOLING DIAPHORETICSCatnipGooseberry / Currant - Elpel reports 11 species (Ribes & Grossularia) in Montana.Elderberry - The flowers are the part used here.Horsetail - Also source of silica.Yarrow - Quite common, as in our area.Burdock - Generally, the seed is the part used here. more here

LAXATIVESStonecropBuckthornSennaPokeweed - more hereMayapple - Poisonous.Elder - The bark is the part used here.

HEAT-CLEARING HERBSSelf-HealBittersweet - I do not use, but include because it is a plant of interest due to it being a common "weed".VioletReed Grass (Phragmites)FigwortEchinaceaRed CloverBlue Flag - Toxic (low-dose) when fresh. I do not use, but native plant of interest - some Native Americans used as cure all.Chaparral - Not in our area, but common in the South West.Burdock - Generally, the root is the part used for cleaning the blood. more hereDandelionYellow DockBitterrootGentian

PulsatillaRed RootSt. John's WortWillow - Many species.Poplar - more hereOregon Grape Root - Used like Goldenseal, Barberry (to which it is closely related), Coptis, and the other berberine-containing herbs.BarberryJewelweed - Best used fresh.more here

DIURETICSRed CedarDandelionPlantain (Plantago spp.)Gravel RootCleaversBedstrawHydrangeaWild CarrotUva Ursi - Common to the Western understory and to commerce. Also known as Kinnickinick. Pipsissewa - Corn - Silk is used as diuretic.